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Rise Park Primary and Nursery School

Community school · Nottingham · NG5 5EL

Ages 3–11 · 458 pupils · Nottingham

Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

5.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-03-10

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.4%
Unauthorised2.2%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
366

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

46

Places offered

47

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
83
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
2

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill109%

458 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
458
Boys / girls
224 / 234
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
458 / 420 (109%)
Free school meals
29.1%
FSM pupils
125
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Natasha Kelly

Location

Address
Bestwood Park Drive West, Rise Park
Postcode
NG5 5EL
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottingham
District
Nottingham
Constituency
Nottingham North and Kimberley
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Nottingham, Nottingham, 458 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 29.1%.

Open schools in Nottingham
309
Primary schools in Nottingham
226
Academies among open schools in Nottingham
60% (185)
Open schools in NG5
39
Primary in NG5
29
Open schools in Nottingham LA
120
Primary in Nottingham LA
75

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

  • Westglade Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 9BG · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM46.6%
    • Demand1.00

    0.2 miles away

  • Stanstead Flying High Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 5BL · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence8.6%
    • FSM33.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Academy converter · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 9PJ · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM50.0%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Southglade Primary and Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 5NE · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM47.1%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

  • Robin Hood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 5NA · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM34.5%
    • Demand1.05

    0.8 miles away

  • Springfield Academy

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Nottingham · NG6 8BL · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM62.8%
    • Demand1.13

    0.8 miles away

  • Henry Whipple Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Nottingham · NG5 5GH · Nottingham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence3.5%
    • FSM42.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Natasha Kelly
Telephone
01159153775

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